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Three reasons the Knicks will -- and won't -- reach the NBA Finals

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The gauntlet was laid well before New York Knicks owner James Dolan strolled into the WFAN radio studio for a nearly half-hour interview, during which he discussed the Knicks' championship aspirations.

"We want to get to the Finals," Dolan said last week ahead of New York's loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons, "and we should win the Finals." Then he lightly slammed his hand on the desk for emphasis, grasping the gravity of his words.